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József Csató

1980
Born in Mezőkövesd, Hungary
Lives and works in Budapest, Hungary
2000-2006
University of Fine Arts, Budapest, class of Dóra Maurer
2004
University of Fine Arts, Nürnberg, Germany class of Peter Angermann

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2025
"Behind The Curtain, A New Landscape Again," Double Q Gallery, Hong Kong
"Siren Hospitality," Vielmetter Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
2023
“Secret Sized Garden," Haverkampf Leistenschneider, Berlin, Germany
“My Memory Foam Keeps Forgetting,” Deák Erika Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2022
“Hair Hours, Skin Minutes, Bone seconds,” Plus One Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
“Treasures, Trees, Fire and Bones,” Doubleq Gallery, Hong Kong, HK
“Lush Ferns in Empty Wells,” Galleri Urbane, Dallas, TX
“ Crickets in the Carpet,” Plus One Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
“Crossing the Invisible,” Sean Horton (Presents), New York, NY
2021
“Kiss of the Leopard,” Semiose Gallery, Paris, France
“Broken bones of the heart,” Deák Erika Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
“Balancing on the Top of the Fountain,” Ravnikar Gallery Space, Ljubljana, Slovenia
“Diary of Open Secrets,” Galleri Urbane, Dallas, TX
2019
“Not Enough Buckets to Hold the Tears of Joy,” ENA Viewing Space , Budapest, Hungary
“Interesting Collection from the Universe,” Schloss Esterhazy, Eisenstadt, Austria
“Each And Every Kiss,” Deák Erika Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
“Easy Ways of Breathing,” Vunu Gallery, Kosice, Slovakia
2018
“Selfminerals/Under my shoe,” AQB Project Space , Budapest, Hungary
2017
“Patches and Drips,” Deák Erika Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2014
“József Csató Malerei,” Kreis Galerie, Nürnberg, Germany

Selected Group Exhibitions

2024
"Aesthetic Echoes," PLUS-ONE Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
"Paper View II.,"The Hole, New York, NY
"Art Palm Beach," Galleri Urbane, West Palm Beach, FL
"Dream Paper," Galerie Masurel, Lyon, France
CAN Art Fair, Plus-One Gallery, Ibiza, Spain
2023
"Think Pinker," Gavlak Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Beth Rudin DeWoody)
“Face Time,” Plus One Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
ACK Art Fair, Galleri Urbane, Kyoto, Japan
"Art Rotterdam," PLUS-ONE Gallery and Gallery Sofie Van de Velde, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
"Place-World," Sean Horton, Chelsea, New York, NY
2022
“Best In Show,” Hyperbien Galerie, Paris, France
“Different Solar Settings,” David Kováts Gallery/Longtermhandstand – London, UK
“Place Value – New aquisitions by Ludwig Museum,” Ludwig Museum, Budapest, Hungary
“Infinite Flowers,” Plus One Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
"Summer Collective," Galleri Urbane, Dallas, TX
Art Basel, Galerie Krinzinger, Paris, France
UNTITLED Art Fair, Galleri Urbane, Miami Beach, FL
CAN Art Fair, PLUS-ONE Gallery, Ibiza, Spain
Parallel Vienna, Galerie Krinzinger, Vienna, Austria
Art Antwerp, PLUS-ONE Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
Art Brussels, Deák Erika Galéria, Brussels, Belgium
2021
“Islands of Happiness,” CHB, Berlin, Germany
“Six Solo Shows,” Krinzinger Schottenfeld, Vienna, Austria
“Traces,” Haverkampf Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2020
“Softer Softest,” Curated by Domenico de Chirico, Andrea Festa Fine Arts, Rome, Italy
“The Wunderwall – Melancholympics,” Curated by Sasha Bogojev, Plus One Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
“No Time like the Present – online exhibition,” Public Gallery, London, UK
2019
”Flower Centerpiece,” Deák Erika Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2018
“Hey-Ho Christmas Show,“ Krinzinger Projekte, Vienna Austria
“AIR Show,“ Krinzinger Projekte, Vienna, Austria
2015
”Derkó Now,” Kunsthalle Budapest, Hungary

Bibliography

2025
Pricco, Evan. "József Csató Eyes a "Siren Hospitality"," Juxtapoz Magazine, April 15 (Link)
2024
Hornyik, Sándor. "Perspective Morphology: József Csató’s Art of Painting," Essay
Double Q. "JÓZSEF CSATÓ NEW BOOK RELEASE: “MY FAVOURITE PLACE IS THE GARDEN IN MY HEAD”," Double Q Gallery, May 16
2023
Fuchs, Eva. "Queenie Rosita Law on Championing Central and Eastern European Art in Asia," Ocula, April 20
Vanderbosch, Femke. "József Csató, ‘Hair hours, Skin minutes, Bone seconds’," Plus One Gallery, March
2022
"Art Brussels 2022: The Fair for Art Lovers," L’Echo, April
Museum, Ludwig. "MÁRTON NEMES AND JÓZSEF CSATÓ IN ‘PLACE VALUE – NEW ACQUISITIONS’ AT LUDWIG MUSEUM, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY," Double Q, March 2
"József Csato’s Abstract Set of Rules," PATRON Magazine, January
2021
"Artist Spotlight: József Csató," BOOOOOOOM, December
"The Drawer #20 – 10 Years," The Drawer, June
2020
Kostarias, Yannis. "József Csató Develops An Aesthetic Battle Between Distortion And Flexibility," Art Verge, April 30
"József Csató," FLOORR Magazine, April
2018
"Csató József x Bomo Art," Hype and Hyper, May
"Selfminerals / Under My Shoe by József Csató at aqb Project Space," Blok Magazine, April
2017
"We visited the studio – Csató József," We Love Budapest, January
2015
"Csató," Stilblog, December

Residencies, Scholarships, & Prizes

2023
Soart Residency, Millstatter See, Austria
2022
SARP Residency, Linguaglossa, Sicily, Italy
2019
Wien Alte Scmiede/Budapest Gallery – Residency, Vienna, Austria
2017
Krinzinger Projekte Residency, AIR Petőmihályfa, Hungary
2015
Derkovits Gyula Scholarship III. Grade
2013
Esterhazy Art Award
Derkovits Gyula Scholarship II. Grade
Derkovits Gyula Scholarship I. Grade
2004
Erasmus, Nürnberg, Germany

Public Collections

The Bunker, Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection, West Palm Beach, FL
Hungarian National Bank Contemporary Collection, Budapest, Hungary
Hungarian National Gallery, Contemporary Collection, Budapest, Hungary
Ludwig Museum Collection, Budapest, Hungary